“You know, when I look at the Kitchen Table series what immediately surfaces is a visceral connection with a heterosexual convergence of pleasure and danger, of power and desire.”
- it's the feeling of seeing artwork so impactful, that the emotions take over; confusion, rage, curiosity, regret, pain, happiness, anger, etc. weems, in her interview, states that the viewers, mostly white and black audiences, can’t figure out if her ‘kitchen table’ series is mostly on victimization, specifically black victimization. she explains more further that people jump past conclusions and automatically think victimization, because black people are rarely seen in photographs .
"Your work compels recognition of race and representation even as it moves beyond race to an exploration of gender and power that has universal implications. Many of your images of black women and men raise issues about the politics of gender in our lives."
- artwork can become impactful, whether it’s from weem’s ‘kitchen table’ series, or a painting at the MoMA. photographs, paintings, drawings may not have words but you can look at the artwork and think, ‘this artwork is very meaningful. i feel full, knowing people are more aware of the lack (insert social injustice) in society.’ weem’s ‘kitchen table’ series was also to represent the lack of black actors/actresses in hollywood.
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